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Socdem Asia Statement of condemnation of the latest Myanmar military junta’s attack on civilian population

Thursday, 13 April 2023

The Network for Social Democracy in Asia (SocDem Asia) condemns the latest airstrike of the Myanmar Military last April 11 targeting a village in the north-western Sagaing region of the country. More than six hundred (600) airstrikes have been conducted by the military since the coup in February 2021 according to news reports. Latest estimates fear that more than a hundred people have been killed by this airstrike.
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POLITICS OF IDENTITIES: HARNESSING THE POWER IN DIVERSITY AND UNITY

Tuesday, 29 November 2022

SocDem Asia in partnership with the Progressive Alliance and the Partai Nasdem successfully conducted its conference last 21-25 November in Jakarta bringing together parties from Asia and the Pacific to take on the current discourse on the politics of identities, social democracy's role in extending human rights on a universal scale regardless of gender, religion. We also discussed ways forward and how social democrats must engage the diversity in our societies.
Politics of Identities: Harnessing the Power in Diversity and Unity conference 2022
Politics of Identities: Harnessing the Power in Diversity and Unity conference 2022

Towards a Politics of Identities and Democracy: Building a Social Democratic Future of Diversity and Unity

Tuesday, 29 November 2022

Democracy and diversity around the world are under threat. Right-wing populist politics and parties are on the rise and are being propelled by the calculated and purposeful weaponization of divisions in our societies. The diversity in our societies in terms of religion, culture, ethnicity, and race has been cynically used and weaponized by the forces on the right to sow divisions. Similar to the campaign of polarization employed in Europe, right-wing populism in the Asia-Pacific region has also employed fear, hate and disinformation as potent tools to advance a hateful and antidemocratic vision for our societies.
FRETILIN 5th National Congress
FRETILIN 5th National Congress

SocDem Asia Statement Congratulating the Frente Revolucionaria Do Timor-Leste Independente (FRETILIN) on their 5th National Congress

Thursday, 8 September 2022

The Network for Social Democracy in Asia (SocDem Asia), currently comprised of 15 political parties from 11 countries in Asia, extends its warmest greetings to our comrades in The Revolutionary Front of Independent Timor-Leste (FRETILIN) on the occasion of their 5th National Congress! SocDem Asia recognizes the pivotal role of FRETILIN in the struggle for independence of the people of Timor-Leste and laying the foundations of democratic rule in the country. FRETILIN has been and continues to be a vital partner and sister-party of SocDem Asia and other social democratic and progressive political parties in Asia.
SDA condemns execution of Myanmar political activists
SDA condemns execution of Myanmar political activists

SocDem Asia Statement on the Execution of Pro-Democracy Activists by the Myanmar Military Junta

Wednesday, 27 July 2022

The Network of Social Democracy in Asia (SocDem Asia) strongly condemns the recent executions of democracy and human rights activists Phyo Zeya Thaw, Kyaw Min Yu, Hla Myo Aung, and Aung Thura Zaw by the military regime in Myanmar. This heinous action committed by the military regime is the latest, but not the last, act of terror and brutality it has unleashed on the peoples of Myanmar. One hundred seventeen (117) political personalities have been sentenced to death since the coup, according to the Assistance Association of Political Prisoners (AAPP). Through this action, the military junta continue to rule by violence and fear. The execution of these pro-democracy activists alongside countless instances of atrocities against civilian populations and opposition groups must end. Peace, democracy, and prosperity in Myanmar cannot exist while the military junta remains.
Poster: Defend Democracy Working Group Meeting
Poster: Defend Democracy Working Group Meeting

Defend Democracy Working Group Meeting

Tuesday, 24 May 2022

"SocDem Asia member parties and partners met in Bangkok from 18-20 May for the Defend Democracy Working Group, the first face to face activity in two years, to discuss the challenges and lessons faced by the region's democratic struggles in the past years with the rise of authoritarianism, COVID-19 pandemic, and economic crises.
2022 farewell comrade, we will continue the struggle
2022 farewell comrade, we will continue the struggle

SocDem Asia Statement of Condolences on the passing of SNLD Leader Khun Htun Oo

Monday, 2 May 2022

Awarded Nationalities Hero Prize by the United Nationalities Alliance of Burma/Myanmar, Prisoner of Conscience by the Amnesty International, the leader of the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy Khun Htun Oo, was sentenced for a total of 93 years of imprisonment by the military junta for standing up for the rigths of the ethnic people and the democratic union.

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